list of 13621 documented refugee deaths through fortress europe

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Documentation on 13-04-2010 by UNITEDUNITED for Intercultural Action, European network against nationalism, racism, fascism and in support of migrants and refugeesPostbus 413 NL-1000 AK Amsterdam phone +31-20-6834778, fax 31-20-6834582, [email protected], www.unitedagainstracism.org

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10/4/10 1 N.N. (27, man) Shri Lanka stabbed by housemate in Venice (I), jealous of his permanent residency and work permit LaNVenezia7/4/10 1 N.N. (30, man) Afghanistan stabbed in canteen-queue fight in Sandholm Asylum Centre(DK) tension due to overcrowding CPH2/4/10 1 N.N. (30, man) Chechnia stabbed by breadknife by drunk asylum seeker, whilst in asylum centre in Mostviertel (A) DerStandard/Salzbu

in Apr 2010 1 N.N. unknown (minor) suicide, depressed after asylum claim was rejected did not receive medical support UNHCR/Sverinsge30/03/10 7 N.N. unknown drowned, boat capsized 3 miles from Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt on way to Italy. 38 survivors Le Monde/MP21/03/10 3 N.N. Somalia bodies thrown overboard on the way to Sicily (I), 20 surivors rescued by border patrol LR/FE17/03/10 1 Alex Uzowulu (29, man) Nigeria died during deportation at Zurich a irport (CH),weak from hunger strike ,police forcibly restra in AdnK/Swiss.ch

7/3/10 1 David Mardiani (17, man) Georgia suicide, asylum seeker, hung himself in Hamburg deportation centre (D) after hunger strike WSWS/Migreuro6/3/10 3 N.N. (2 men, 1 woman) Kosovo suicide, jumped from block of flats in Glasgow (GB). reportedly asylum claims were rejected GuardianUn3/3/10 1 N.N. (13 months, girl) Nigeria refused hospital treatment in Cernusco sul Naviglo (I) due to new discriminatory laws Everyone Group

11/2/10 6 N.N. (men) unknown reportedly drowned, dinghy capsized off coast of Samos (GR) on the way to (GR) from (TR) KI/FE/AP/Migreuro11/2/10 1 N.N. (woman) unknown reportedly drowned, dinghy capsized off coast of Samos (GR) on the way to (GR) from (TR) KI/FE/AP/Migreur11/2/10 1 N.N. (girl) unknown reportedly drowned, dinghy capsized off coast of Samos (GR) on the way to (GR) from (TR) KI/FE/AP/Migreur11/2/10 8 N.N. unknown reportedly missing, dinghy capsized off Samos Island (GR) on the way to (GR) from (TR) KI/FE/AP/Migreurop

16/01/10 1 M. El Abbouby (25, man) North Africa suicide, exhaled camping gas spray in his cell in S.Vittore prison, Milan (I) LR10/1/10 2 N.N. unknown drowned, suspected that boat capsized 6 days earlier, travelling from Turkey to Greece Zaman/NOB4/1/10 1 M. Yahya Tabbabi (31, man) Tunisia asylum-seeker, died in detention centre in Vottem (B) due to lack of medical treatment Migreurop4/1/10 19 N.N. unknown drowned, boat capsized when travelling from Turkey to Greece Zaman/NOB

31/12/09 22 N.N. (7 women; 1 chi ld, 2) Asia reportedly drowned on way from Turkey, boat shipwrecked off Alexandroupoli coast (GR) FE/Migreurop/A25/12/09 1 Carlos (34, woman) Brazil suicide, transexual hanged herself with a sheet in detention center of Milan (I) EveryOne Group/LR/15/12/09 1 Maiouad (15, boy) Afghanistan stowaway, killed crossing a highway near Calais (F), trying to go to GB by hiding in a truck NOB/FE12/12/09 2 N.N. unknown reportedly drowned, boat sank off coast of Leros Island (GR), 25 rescued from rocky islet NOB/TodZam9/12/09 1 N.N. (man) Africa stowaway, frozen to death in a lorry trying to go from Tangeri (MA) to Marseilles (F) AP/FE

in Dec 09 1 N.N. unknown drowned, found off Alexandroupoli (GR) when boat shipwrecked KI24/11/09 1 Ibrahim M.B. (35, man) Senegal murdered by his employer in Vercelli (I) as he did not want to pay him a 3 months salary CDS24/11/09 23 N.N. Comoros Islands reportedly drowned, boat sank between island Mayotte (F) and Comoros Islands Publico/AFP/Migrants20/11/09 1 N.N. (30, man) Bolivia died after repatriation operation after 26 days spent inside detention center of Malaga (E) Sur 18/11/09 1 N.N. (man) Sub-Saharan Africa reportedly drowned, fell from wooden boat in the sea off the coast of Tarifa (E) EP/FE6/11/09 6 N.N. (1m; 1 w; 3 childr; 1 baby) Afghanistan drowned, 5 died, 1 missing, overloaded boat sank off the coast of Bodrum (TR) FE/Ansa/Le Mon6/11/09 1 Abdelkader M. (19, man) Algeria suicide, jumped in Bilbaos river (E) escaping from policemen who took him for a thief EP1/11/09 1 N.N. (young man) unknown stowaway, suffocated, found in the back of a lorry entering the Channel Tunnel (F) to GB FE/Mail Online

29/10/09 3 N.N. Algeria bodies found on a boat tracked southeast of Cartagena on Spains southern coast EXP/UnSarda/EarthT/EP27/10/09 9 N.N. (30, 1 man; 3 w; 5 childr) Afghanistan drowned after wooden boat from TR collided with rocks on the island of Mytilini (GR) LR/TDN/Le F27/10/09 1 N.N. unknown found on boat escorted to Sicily; I and M refused for 3 days to receive them in their territory LR/Can7/Picum/NO15/10/09 16 N.N. (1 woman; 1 chi ld) Kosovo drowned, 11 died , 5 missing, boat capsized trying to cross Serbo-H border via Tisza river Picum/UNMIK/N10/10/09 1 Mohammad Atif Kamran (25, m) Pakistan murdered, beaten, dragged in police station of Nikaia (GR) and tortured till death Anarkismo6/10/09 7 N.N. Egypt/Somalia drowned, 4 died, 3 missing, trying to swim from a dinghy to the coast of Gela (I) Picum/EveryOne Gro

19/09/09 28 N.N. (7 women; 1 man) Sub-Saharan Africa drowned, 8 found, 20 missing, small boat sank off the coast of MA near Perejil Island (E) AFP/EP/Diario14/09/09 1 Gagendeep Singh K. (32, man) India suicide, died of heart attack due to a month-long hunger strike in prison in Wien (A) DerStandard/FRO/29/08/09 1 N.N. Maghreb manner of death unknown, died during boat trip, found in Granadilla, Tenerife Island (E) Diario de Noticia/ElD28/08/09 1 N.N. (woman) Africa drowned during rescue operation in Birzebuggia coast (M) on her way from Africa Gara/MUGAK/NOB24/08/09 1 Mrs T. (32, woman) Libanon suicide, overdose to family being moved to an asylum seekers camp in Mittweida (D) ARI20/08/09 72 N.N. (55 man; 17 woman) Eritrea bodies thrown overboard after 23 days traveling from Libya to Lampedusa (I) LR/CDS/GE/FE/MU17/08/09 27 N.N. (1 man) Sub-Saharan Africa/Morocdrowned,7 found, 20 missing, 10 survived, shipwreck near Trafalgar beach in southern Spain LatinAHTribun12/8/09 2 N.N. Turkey drowned, 2 died, motorboat sank off the coast of Kos Island (GR) on the way from TR FE/Picum/Cesdop/NO10/8/09 20 N.N. Somalia murdered, guards opened fire during their escape attempt from det. cr. in Banghazi (LY) FE/VOA9/8/09 1 N.N. unknown stowaway, body found on hallway Brindisi-Lecce (I) thrown over truck with 17 survivors CDS/NOB9/8/09 12 N.N. Somalia missing after Benghazi (LY) massacre by police, in detention centre along LY to Italy route FE/GiovaniE9/8/09 6 N.N. Somalia killed by police in Benghazi massacre (LY), when prisoners tried to escape detention centre FE/GiovaniE

8/8/09 12 N.N. unknown 1 died, 11 missing, boat collided with Algerian coast guard vessel in the port of Annaba (DZ) BBC/Migreurop/NO6/8/09 1 F.A. (27, woman) Morocco suicide, threw herself in the Brembo River in Bergamo (I) in fear of deportation LR3/8/09 12 N.N. (1 man) Algeria drowned, 1 died, 11 missing, wooden boat capsized 4 miles from Cabo de Palos (E) EP/Verdad/ELM/RAZ

27/07/09 1 Arivan Osman Asis (20, man) Iraq murdered, beaten by border guards in his attempt to embark to reach I, died in GR hospital AFP27/07/09 1 N.N. unknown reportedly drowned, parts of a body found along la Fontanilla beach of Marbella Island (E) FE/SUR25/07/09 1 Luis Beltran Larrosa (56, man) Uruguai died of heart attack in Tenerife (E), employer did not call for assistance as Luis was illegal Can7/VDG/ElD14/07/09 1 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa died at the hospital of El Hierro, Canary Islands (E), a fter boat arrived in La Estaca harbour Verdad/Diario de N12/7/09 2 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa 1 died on board during travel, 1 died at the hospi tal of El Hierro (E) because of dehydration Publico/EP/Diario d1/7/09 1 N.N. (man) Sub-Saharan Africa drowned, body found 42 miles south of Cabo de Gata in Almeria (E) by Liberian ship PICUM

29/06/2009 10 N.N. (3 w; 5 m; 1 child) Sub-Saharan Africa drowned, wooden boat collided with rocks in Barbate Coast (E) PICUM/SUR/Public23/06/09 1 Amir Rohol (19, boy) Afghanistan stowaway,fell from the truck he was hidden, died in hospital 3h later in Ancona (I) PICUM/LR/MP/N19/06/09 1 N.N. (20, man) Ecuador suicide in a cell in Barcelona (E) hanging himself with his own shirt, arrested because illegal EP/AVUI/MUGAK17/06/09 2 N.N. (men) Algeria 1drowned, 1missing after shipwreck due to storm waters 30 miles south Cartagena (E) LV/Verdad/PICUM/N

4/6/09 25 N.N. (men, women, 8 babies) Sub-Saharan Africa/Moroc missing after their boat sank at 10 miles off Tarifa, Cadiz (E) on the way from Tanger (MA) ABC/MUGAin Jun 09 1 N.N. (16, boy) unknown suicide after his asylum claim was rejected in asylum seeker accomodation Varmland (S) IRR27/05/09 1 Mir Abbas Safari (36, man) Afghanistan suicide after 67 days in detention centre in Gavle (S) in fear of being deported IRR/UPP/NewsD

7/5/09 1 N.N. (49, woman) Tunisia suicide in the detention centre of Ponte Gallera, in Roma (I) IlMess30/04/09 1 N.N. (man) Sub-Saharan Africa died in the hospi tal in Tarifa (E) after Spanish authorities blocked a boat from Tanger (MA) EFE/NOB23/04/09 35 N.N. (26 men, 9 women) Africa drowned, bodies found after shipwreck 250 km east of Aden (Yemen) on way from Somalia MUGAK/Can7/E23/04/09 20 N.N. Africa missing after shipwreck, 250 km east of Aden (Yemen), coming from Somalia, 165 survivors MUGAK/Can7/EFE23/04/09 2 N.N. unknown reportedly died of hypothermia, found by Spanish authorities in the Strait of Gibraltar (E) MUGAK/EFE/Diario18/04/09 1 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa body found by Mauritanian guards on a boat near Nuadibu on way to Canary Islands (E) MUGAK/EFE/ElDia

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16/04/09 1 Esat Ekos (19, pregnant woman) Nigeria died during rescue operation, boat waited 4 days before to be allowed to reach Italian coasts MUGAK/TimesM16/04/09 1 N.N. (fetus) Nigeria died during rescue operation, boat waited 4 days before to be allowed to reach Italian coasts MUGAK/TimesM/D5/4/09 1 N.N. (26, man) Afghanistan stabbed after a brawl in Villemin square, Paris (F), where he lived as asylum seeker Reu/Ya.F/MSF/MRA3/4/09 2 N.N. (1 man, 1 woman) Africa bodies found on a boat reportedly from LY at 60 km. off Lampedusas Southern coast (I) ANSA/AVV/NOB

29/03/09 300 N.N. (69 w., 2 child.) Somalia/Morocco/Syria/Ni drowned, 21 bodies found, 3 boats sank due to stormy waters 30 km off Ly on way to I ABC/MUGAK29/03/09 500 N.N. Somalia/Morocco/Syria/Ni missing after 3 boats sank due to stormy waters 30 km off LY on way from Tripoli (LY) to I ABC/MUGAK/29/03/09 1 N.N. (20, man) Iraq stowaway, dead under a Bulgarian lorry he hang on to pass the border in Ancona harbour (I) CDS/NOB26/03/09 1 N.N. (20, man) Iraq asylum seeker was run over by a lorry in Venice harbor (I) reportedly trying to skip ID control CDS/ANSA/AdnK22/03/09 2 N.N. Maghreb missing when Spanish patrol transfered the passengers from their boat off Cabo de Gata (E) MUGAK/EFE/PUB/N19/03/09 67 N.N. Africa 17 deaths, 50 missing, after shipwreck near to Sfax (TN) on the way from Libya to Italy LS/FE/ANSA/Ach/AF19/03/09 1 Salah Soudami (42, man) Algeria reportedly beaten on the Ponte Gallierra det. cr. Roma (I) after refusal of medical treatment CARTA/ElW17/03/09 1 N.N. (young man) Sub-Saharan Africa body washed ashore on the beach Linea de la Concepcion, Cadiz (E) MUGAK/DNA/SUR/P16/03/09 11 N.N. (7 men, 4 women) Nigeria died of thirst in AlGatrun desert (LY). had tried to reach Italy but authorities intercepted NOB/LR

6/3/09 1 N.N. (20, man) Africa tangled in razor wire trying to jump a border fence from Morocco to Ceuta (E) REU/NOBin Mar 09 14 N.N. (1 pregnant woman) Nigeria , Africa died giving birth with 13 more in Orans desert (AR) after got lost ran out of fuel and water FE/NAN/NT/O21/02/09 1 N.N. Africa died when vessel tried to land near Montril (E). 34 migrants survived NOB/REU15/02/09 2 N.N. (woman; pregnant woman) Maghreb drowned after boat crashed with a rock and sank 20 metres from Lanzarotes coast (E) Can7/ABC/Public15/02/09 1 N.N. (8 months, fetus) Maghreb drowned after boat crashed with a rock and sank 20 metres from Lanzarotes coast (E) Can7/ABC/Publico/15/02/09 19 N.N. (4-17, 15 boys; 4 girls) Maghreb drowned after boat crashed with a rock and sank 20 metres from Lanzarotes coast (E) Can7/ABC/Public15/02/09 4 N.N. (men) Maghreb drowned after boat crashed with a rock and sank 20 metres from Lanzarotes coast (E) Can7/ABC/Publico/EL15/02/09 1 N.N. Maghreb body missing after boat crashed with a rock and sank 20 metres from Lanzarotes coast (E) Can7/ABC/Publico/EL

2/2/09 3 N.N. (men) Gambia reportedly dehydration, died after 4 days without water or food in boat near Canary Isl. (E) ABC/EP/MUGAK/Ein Feb 09 1 N.N. (man) Africa body found in boat drifting for 2 days near the coast of Motril (E) with 34 survivors AFP/MAG31/01/09 1 N.N. (woman) Sub-Saharan Africa body found by Moroccan navy in boat sailing near the coasts of Al Hoceima (MA) Can7/MUGAK29/01/09 8 N.N. Tunisia drowned, shipwreck due to storm waters in Tunisis Bay (TN) ANSA28/01/09 5 N.N. unknown bodies washed ashore on the coasts near the town of Bodrum (TR) AFP/REU/NOB22/01/09 1 Vivede (19, woman) Nigeria died of burns and exposure after sailing by boat from Africa to Lampedusa (I) LR/ASCA21/01/09 1 N.N. (man) Africa body found in the boat with 53 survivors on Cala Pisanas beach, Lampedusa (I) LR/MP/AdnK/ANSA/N21/01/09 8 N.N. Libya reportedly frozen to death on the sailing from Libya to Lampedusa (I) LR/CDS19/01/09 26 N.N. (20-30) Tunisia missing, after shipwreck off Tunisia on the way to Italy LR/FE/LPC/PICUM/APD19/01/09 1 N.N. (48, man) Sri Lanka frozen to death, body found under the Vittorio Emanuele Gallery in Messina (I) Ansa14/01/09 4 N.N. (19-32) Algeria reportedly missing when the boat capsized for motor problems after leaving Kristel (DZ) QUOTI/FE13/01/09 1 N.N. (18 months, child) unknown drowned off Syros Island (GR), after boat carrying 19 migrants capsized FE/KI/NOB10/1/09 4 N.N. (4, women) Senegal drowned, transferred to canoe after abandoning boat trip to (E), capsized off Senegal coast NOB/FE9/1/09 1 N.N. (man) unknown run over by the truck he was hanged on to pass the border in Ancona (I) harbour Adnk7/1/09 1 N.N. (30, man) Afghanistan stabbed in fight be tween migrants attempting to get aboard the lorry to UK in Cala is (F) Telegraph/Mail On3/1/09 1 N.N. (30, man) Bangladesh manner of death unknown, body found in a ditch in Votanikos (GR), near the Aliens Bureau KI1/1/09 1 Alino (29, man) Cameroon died on way to hospital in Nador (MA) after being shot by border guards in Farhana (E/MA) AI/Diversity/MUG

in Jan 09 12 N.N. (20-30) Algeria reportedly missing, left Arzews coast (DZ) on 2 January in bad weather conditions QUOTI/FE24/12/08 1 N.N. (man) Sub-Saharan Africa body found in an advanced state of decomposition by a fi sherman near off Mel illas coast (E) MUGAK/Publico18/12/08 7 N.N. Somalia/Mauritania drowned, 3 found, 4 missing, dinghy sank due to bad weather in Aegean Sea on way to GR PICUM/AFP/ANSA10/12/08 1 Rezai Mahumut (13, boy) Afghanistan was run over by the wheels of the lorry while clinching to i t in Mestre, Venice (I) CDS/ST/EpolisR7/12/08 1 N.N. (man) Africa body found in a boat rescued by the Spanish authorities near Arguineguin, Canary Isl. (E) Publico/NOB6/12/08 4 N.N. (3 men; 1 woman) Palestine drowned after dinghy sank off Ayvalik (TR), bodies were pulled from the water, 23 survivors KI/FE/PICUM/N6/12/08 1 N.N. (4, child) unknown drowned, dinghy sank trying to cross the sea between TR and Samos Island (GR) EarthT/PICUM/NOB2/12/08 1 Hamid al-Amrani (12, boy) Morocco suicide, father was repratiated, hanged himself with bathrobe belt in Madrid care centre (E) AOL/Publico/Te

25/11/08 2 N.N. unknown bodies found in a refrigerator truck with other 30 hidden people in a southern GR coastline FE/IntHeraldTribune/21/11/08 21 N.N. unknown drowned, after shipwreck near the French island of Mayotte N24/AFP/NOB19/11/08 1 N.N. (man) Africa died of heart attack in hospital after boat was intercepted near to Canary coast (E) ABC/AFP

13/11/08 1 N.N. (man) Africa missing, fell into the sea during rescue operation 9 miles south Lampedusa (I) FE/AdnK/UnSarda/LS/12/11/08 6 N.N. (4 men, 2 women) Sub-Saharan Africa found by Algerian authorities in an advanced state of decomposition in Ardrar (S.E. Sahara) PICUM/MNS/A11/11/08 3 N.N. (1 adul t; 2 minors) Africa 1 died on the boat, 1 when arrived to El Hierro coast (E) and 1 in the hospi tal one week later ElDia/Top News/A10/11/08 1 N.N. (man) Sub-Saharan Africa died in La Candelarias hospital, in Teneri fe (E), 5 days after his boat was intercepted ElDia/Top News/A5/11/08 1 N.N. (woman) Africa found by boat in advanced state of decomposition in Mediterranean Sea, off Birzebbugia (M) TimesM2/11/08 1 N.N. (man) Africa body found in an advanced state of decomposition in Mediterranean Sea, off Delimara (M) TimesM/NOB1/11/08 1 N.N. (woman) Africa body found in an advanced state of decomposition in Mediterranean Sea, off Delimara (M) TimesM/NOB

29/10/08 3 N.N. (2 adults; 1 minor) Sub-Saharan Africa 2 found in boat at La Gomeras coast (E), 1 died of hypothermia later in hospital EP/NOB29/10/08 2 N.N. unknown drowned, recovered by Greek border police in eastern Aegean facing the Turkish coast PICUM26/10/08 1 N.N. unknown injured in police violence, in asylum seekers queue outside Aliens directorate in Athens (GR) ECRE/ST/Vluchtelin23/10/08 1 N.N. (woman) Africa found by boat in advanced state of decomposition in Mediterranean Sea between M and LY TimesM23/10/08 1 N.N. (17) Albania drowned in a southern Albanian lagoon close to Greece after overloaded boat capsized FE/Javno/NOB23/10/08 2 N.N. (youngsters) Albania drowned in a southern Albanian lagoon close to Greece after overloaded boat capsized Javno20/10/08 1 N.N. (22, woman) Albania drowned in a lagoon in Southern AL after boat capsized trying to avoid police checkpoing Reu/Picum/Javno/20/10/08 1 N.N. (3 month, baby) Albania drowned in a lagoon in Southern AL after boat capsized trying to avoid police checkpoing Reu/Picum/Javno/

20/10/08 1 N.N. (man) Africa manner of death unknown, body found on boat with 92 survivors arriving in Gran Canaria (E) NOB/TySp

18/10/08 1 N.N. (woman) Africa body found in advanced state of decomposition in Mediterranean Sea, off Delimara (M) TimesM12/10/08 1 N.N. (man) Serbia suicide in the Vottem det. cr. (B) after hearing his asylum claim had been rejected IRR/MNS/GRAPPE/C7/10/08 50 N.N. Africa drowned, boat capsized due to stormy waters in Kenitra (MA) MNS/NOB6/10/08 2 N.N. (men) Iraq drowned, found between Evros River delta and Alexandroupolis port (GR) by fishing boat NOB/KI5/10/08 18 N.N. Pakistan, Myanmar stowaways, died from asphyxiation in a track from Istanbul (TR) to GR after traffic accident Picum/Nt7/TodZam5/10/08 4 N.N. (3 men, 1 boy) Iraq drowned, bodies found between Evros River delta and Alexandroupolis port (GR) NOB/KI



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5/10/08 1 N.N. (man) Morocco stowaway, struck by car after falling off the truck he was hidden under on highway A381 (E) NOB/EP5/10/08 1 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa stowaway, body found by Civil Guard in Melilla, was hiding in car compartment to enter Spain NOB/Verdad4/10/08 2 N.N. (men) unknown decomposing bodies found by Rescue Guard along coast between Estepona and Casares (E) NOB/Sur 2/10/08 1 N.N. (man) Iraq drowned, body found by fishermen pulling in the nets near the shore of Alexandroupolis (GR) NOB/KI

in Oct 08 1 N.N. (40, man) Vietnam suicide, hanged himself in detention centre in Bautzen (D) as he feared deportation IRR/ARIin Oct 08 2 N.N. (children) unknown drowned, bodies discovered by GR and TR authorities in north of Aegean sea PICUM/NOBin Oct 08 1 N.N. (woman) unknown drowned, body discovered by GR and TR authorities in north of Aegean sea PICUM/NOBin Oct 08 6 N.N. Iraq drowned, bodies discovered by GR and TR authorities in north of Aegean sea PICUM/NOBin Oct 08 11 N.N. unknown drowned, bodies discovered by GR and TR authorities in north of Aegean sea PICUM/NOB27/09/08 4 N.N. (2 men) 2 Georgia, 2 unknown accidentally entered a minefield in Kastanea near Evros (GR), on the way to GR from Turkey NOB/KI12/9/08 25 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa died of thirst, found in advanced state of decomposition by Algerian apolice in Sahara (DZ) MNS11/9/08 13 N.N. Africa bodies thrown overboard during the travel from Libyas coast to Portopalo, Sicily (I) RAI/FE/NOB8/9/08 33 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa died on the way to Canary Isl. (E), survivors were found by Moroccan sea patrol PICUM/EP/NOB8/9/08 21 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa missing in the mined Sahara-Mauritanian border after been abandoned by Moroccan authority PICUM/EP7/9/07 1 N.N. (man) unknown heart attack in hospital, he arrived by boat in La Gomera (E) with other 117 migrants NOB/EP6/9/08 1 Solyman Rashed (man) Iraq killed by car bomb in Kirkuk (Iraq) 2 weeks after volontary rempatriation from GB IRR5/9/08 1 N.N. (26, male) Algeria reportedly drowned on way to (I), body found at Oued Saboun beach near Skikda (DZ) NOB/FE

in Sep 08 12 N.N. unknown drowned, shipwreck due to stormy waters , bodies found in Valletta (Malta) ANSA, Jw/NOBin Sep 08 1 Baj Singh (man, 33) India crashed by truck in Trent Vale (GB) hiding under trucks wheel Ndtvin Sep 08 4 N.N. ( 27, men) unknown bodies found in state of decomposition near the coast of Vega Baja de Alicante (E) MNS/Picumin Sep 08 13 N.N. Ghana, Niger, Nigeria drowned, thrown still alive into sea near Sicilian coasts (I) AFP, Picumin Sep 08 14 N.N. (men) Sub-Saharan Africa 13 bodies found in the boat, 1 later in Arguineguin (E) after 12 days of trip from Mauri tania ABC/MUGAK/P30/08/08 14 N.N. Algeria reportedly drowned, boat capsized in stormy waters between Algeria and Sardinia (I) NOB/FE28/08/08 5 N.N. Tunisia reportedly drowned, boat sank near Zembra off Sidi Daud (TN), on way to Italy NOB26/08/08 20 N.N. Africa at least 20 bodies thrown overboard to prevent boar from sinking on the way from MA to E SP/JW25/08/08 70 N.N.(m., 4w.,4 preg. w., 1c) Eritrea, Ghana, Somalia, S drowned, the dinghy capsized near Maltas coasts Telegraph/MaltaIndep25/08/08 4 N.N. (fetus) Eritrea, Ghana, Somalia, Sdrowned, the dinghy capsized near Maltas coasts Telegraph/MaltaIndepend23/08/08 56 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa died of dehydration in the Sahara Desert after 10 days of journey ran out of water and fuel CMG21/08/08 35 N.N. (men, women, children) Sub-Saharan Africa died of starvation, 25 survivors, boat found after living from Moroccan Coast to Almeria (E) BBC/NYtim18/08/08 1 N.N. Somalia drowned, boat capsized off Didim town (TR), 31 other Somalian rescued by TR guardcoast HURRIYET/NOB

5/8/08 1 N.N. (man) unknown manner of death unknown, body found on the coast of Aguadu of Melilla (E) in North Africa NOB/DiarioSur 2/8/08 1 N.N. (5, boy) Africa drowned, part of his body found in sea by Motril (E), likely to be travelling from Maghreb NOB/Ideal

in Aug 08 75 N.N. Somalia missing, reportedly drowned on the way from Libya to Italy on two boats had faulty engines Mareegin Aug 08 2 N.N. (children) Nigeria died of starvation, they were thrown overboard by their father in the Mediterranean sea (I) Ua

in Aug 08 1 Adam Osman Mohammed (32,m) Sudan shot by militia in Calgoo, Sudan, where he returned when asylum claim was refused in GB MNS/Independe31/07/08 14 N.N. (2 pregnant women) Nigeria drowned, shipwreck on way to Spanish coasts due to stormy waters Ua/Raz/Mugak31/07/08 3 N.N. (2 women, 1 man) Africa, Iraq drowned, brought ashore dead during Armed Forces rescue in seas between Malta and Libya NOB/TimesM31/07/08 1 N.N. (fetus) unknown drowned, mother brought ashore dead during rescue operation in waters between M and LY NOB/TimesM30/07/08 13 N.N. Pakistan stowaways, suffocated in overcrowded truck, bodies dumped in Istanbul field (TR) HURRIYET/NOB29/07/08 7 N.N. unknown drowned, after shipwreck near Lampedusa (I) Picum/LR/NOB25/07/08 1 N.N. Africa manner of death unknown, body found in boat carrying 79 migrants in La Gomera Island (E) NOB/MAC23/07/08 24 N.N. unknown reportedly drowned, 6 dead, 18 missing, boat sank between Mayotte (F) and Comoros Isl. NOB/France2422/07/08 1 N.N. (4, child) unknown found in an advanced state of decomposition on the river Algarrobo, Malaga (E) EP/NOB20/07/08 1 N.N. (3, girl) Nigeria died of starvation, body thrown overboard during the way to Italy Reu19/07/08 1 N.N. (boy) Nigeria died of starvation, body thrown overboard during the way to Italy Reu/Picum18/07/08 1 N.N. (man) Africa manner of death unknown, decomposed body recovered from the sea off Malta TimesM/NOB16/07/08 1 David S. (23, man) Armenia suicide, cut wrists in Nuremburg(D) prison cell, was to be deported/separated from parents ARI14/07/08 28 N.N. Africa drowned, 3 died, 25 missing, as boat capsized in stormy seas near Lampedusa (I) NOB/ItalyMAG11/7/08 6 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa manner of death unknown, bodies found on board a boat that landed in La Gomera (E) IntHeraldTribune/NO

11/7/08 11 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa bodies thrown overboard on the way to La Gomera (E) GARA/FE10/7/08 15 N.N. (1-4, 9 children) Sub-Saharan Africa reportedly died of starvation, bodies found in Almeria (E) Nation/IntHeraldTrib10/7/08 3 N.N. (women) Africa drowned, after their boat capsized off coast of Malta Picum/FE/TOM/NOB10/7/08 1 N.N. (fetus) Africa drowned, after the boat capsized off coast of Malta Picum/FE/TOM/NOB7/7/08 14 N.N. (9 men, 4 women, 1 baby) Africa drowned after their vessel turned over off the coast of Motril, Granada (E) MNS/EP/PICUM/N4/7/08 1 N.N. (man) Iraq stowaway, found on a Greek ferry in the port of Venice (I) under truck where he was hidden Reu./Picum/NOB

in Jul 08 13 N.N. Myanmar, Pakistan stowaways, died from asphyxiation in a track from Istanbul (TR) to GR after traffic accident TodZam1/7/08 37 N.N. West Africa drowned, wrecked boat and bodies found on seafront off Libreville, Gabon on way to Europe NOB/REU

29/06/08 1 N.N. (man) Africa no medical care despite his friends called guards for help, died in det. cr. of Caltanisetta (I) PICUM/TL27/06/08 1 N.N. (40, man) Iraq stowaway, suffocated in a cucumber truck, found on ferry in Venice (I) coming from Greece NOB/UNSarda26/06/08 3 N.N. Africa reportedly drowned, boat shipwrecked 32 miles south off Malta NOB/FE22/06/08 1 N.N. (30, man) Iraq stowaway, died of starvation in a lorry sailing on a ferry from Patrasso (GR) to Venice (I) CDS/LR/NOB21/06/08 1 Abdel Karem Souli (41, man) Tunesia died of heart attack in Det. Cr. Vincennes (F) after calls for assistance were ignored for 2 h. Mrap/IRR/BTB/L18/06/08 4 N.N. unknown died in hospital in Tenerife Island (E) the day after their boat arrived, 78 survivors NOB/Diario de Navarr15/06/08 6 N.N. (adults, children) Somalia drowned, boat sank 50 km south of Malta, 28 survivors rescued by Italian fishing boat NOB/LR15/06/08 1 N.N. (baby) Somalia dead at birth due to travel hardships, mother was rescued from shipwreck 50 km from Malta NOB/TEMPO

12/6/08 1 N.N. (man) Somalia shot dead in detention centre in Kirklareli (TR) during a riot against detention conditions NOB/HURRIYET12/6/08 1 Alex Darkwah Oppong (41, man) unknown jumped out of window when asylum-seeker centre set on fi re in Klangenfurt, Carinthia (A) Falter 10/6/08 2 N.N. Afghanistan/Pakistan died in accident, when bus carrying stowaways overturned in Dogubayazit (TR), 18 survivors NOB/HaberT10/6/08 15 N.N. Somalia/Eritrea drowned, boat capsized due to bad rescue operation by Italian Coastguard 56 miles off Malta NOB/LR/EB/GuidaS7/6/08 149 N.N. Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypdrowned after boat sunk in the Mediterranean Sea near Tunisia CDS/Giornale/Stampa/LR/SD/5/6/08 13 N.N. Africa drowned after boat sank at 50 km off Libyan coasts, due to stormy waters CDS/SP/NOB



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in Jun 08 6 N.N. Somalia drowned after boat sunk due to stormy waters near Malta LR/SDin Jun 08 3 N.N. (2 men; 1 woman) unknown drowned after their boat sank when Italian fishing ship tried to rescue them off Italian coasts HNS26/05/08 2 N.N. (men) Tunesia stowaways, died of suffocation while traveling by boat from the port of Sfax (TN) Sh/NOB26/05/08 3 N.N. (men) Sub-Saharan Africa died of dehydration, 2 in the boat, 1 in the hospital when tried to arrived to Gran Canaria (E) ABC26/05/08 5 N.N. unknown reportedly drowned, boat capsized in rough seas 85 miles south east of Malta, 13 survivors NOB/TimesM25/05/08 3 N.N. (1 man) unknown 2 bodies found in a boat, 1 mile off Grand Canaria (E),1 died in hospital (E), 65 survivors NOB/FE24/05/08 1 Hassan Nejl (38, man) Morocco no medical care, died of pneumonia not cured by doctors of detention centre Brunelleschi (I) LR/MP23/05/08 1 N.N. unknown drowned, body found by Italian Coast Guard off Pozzalo near Ragusa, Sicily (I) NOB/AdnK22/05/08 1 N.N. Africa reportedly drowned, body found in the sea 50 miles from Malta TimesM/NOB22/05/08 2 N.N. Algeria drowned whilst attempting to reach Spain, bodies found in sea close to Cherchell (DZ) NOB/FE20/05/08 12 N.N. Africa reportedly drowned, 2 found, 10 missing off Maltas sea NOB/TimesM10/5/08 47 N.N. Africa died of starvation and cold after the engine of their boat broke down (TN) Reu/Ftcr/EP/NOB9/5/08 1 Abdelhakim Ajimi (22, man) Africa died in police custody under unclear circumstances after being arrested in Grasse (F) IRR5/5/08 1 N.N. unknown stowaway, car he was transported in crashed after being chased by police in Xanthi (GR) NOB/KI4/5/08 1 Hamidur Rahman (31, man) Bangladesh suicide, took 40 antidepressant pills in Birkenfeld (D) as latest asylum claim was rejected ARI1/5/08 1 Ebenizer Folefack Sontsa (32,m) Cameroon suicide, hanged himself in sanitary room of det. cr. Merksplas (B) in fear of deportation Hln/IRR/Afrik/M

in May 08 1 N.N. (man) Syria hit by a car in Nicosias motorway (CY) when he was running to escape an inmigration swoop IRR/AFP/NOB28/04/08 36 N.N. (2 women, 4 babies) Nigeria (24), Cameroon (9)drowned, Moroccos border guards broke with a knife the rubber dinghy (MA) FE/Welt/ST/M23/04/08 4 N.N. (men) Iran, Syria drowned, forced by Turkish police to swim across the river that separates TR and Iraq Unhcr 22/04/08 17 N.N. (men) Tunesia 14 missing, 3 bodies found on board a boat from Aouled al-Mabrouk (TN) Ftcr/CPD/HNS/NOB22/04/08 1 Hamza Ben Hammadi (21, man) Tunesia drowned, body washed ashore, found in Aouled al-Mabrouk (TN) Ftcr/CPD/HNS22/04/08 1 Mohamed Dalhoum (24, man) Tunesia drowned, body washed ashore, found in Aouled al -Mabrouk (TN) Ftcr/CPD/HNS22/04/08 1 Rachid Jebeniani (22, man) Tunesia missing, trying to cross the sea to Europe from Aouled al-Mabrouk (TN) Ftcr/CPD/HNS22/04/08 1 Abdelmounim Douiri (27, man) Tunesia missing, trying to cross the sea to Europe from Aouled al-Mabrouk (TN) Ftcr/HNS/CPD22/04/08 1 Maalek Zarga (21, man) Tunesia missing, trying to cross the sea to Europe from Aouled al-Mabrouk (TN) Ftcr/HNS/CPD22/04/08 1 Mourad Jlassi (man) Tunesia missing, trying to cross the sea to Europe from Aouled al-Mabrouk (TN) Ftcr/HNS/CPD22/04/08 1 Mohamed Jebeniani (22, man) Tunesia missing, unknown reason of death while trying to reach Europe from Aouled al-Mabrouk (TN) Ftcr/HNS/CPD22/04/08 1 Ayman Ben Taieb Hassine(17,m) Tunesia missing, unknown reason of death while trying to reach Europe from Aouled al-Mabrouk (TN) Ftcr/CPD/HNS22/04/08 1 N.N. (man) Tunesia drowned, body washed ashore; trying to reach Europe from Aouled al-Mabrouk (TN) Ftcr/CPD/HNS21/04/08 2 N.N. Ivory Coast stowaways, found on British container ship from Ivory Coast to Vigo port (E), 11 survivors NOB/EarthT15/04/08 1 Robert Weniaminov (43, man) Armenia depression, not given work permit, developed a lcohol ism whilst waiting for asylum decision ARI

7/4/08 16 N.N. (20-25) Algeria drowned, coast guard found 11, 5 still missing in Arzews coast (DZ) KH/FE/NOB6/4/08 16 N.N. (17-25; 21, men) Algeria drowned, 13 found, 3 missing, vessel sunk after leaving from Mers el Hedjadj beach (DZ) MNS/Picum/FE4/4/08 1 N.N. (29, man) Mali died of heart attack after jumping into river Marne in Paris (F) to avoid a police identy check IRR

in Apr 08 7 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa died after deportation in Oujdas (MA) camp due to inhuman conditions FEin Apr 08 1 Shirazi Abdullah Juma (man) Tanzania suicide, set himself on fire in detention center of Luxembourg ASTI30/03/08 1 Alfredo Castano-Fuentes (24,m) unknown suicide, found hanged at Pentonvi lle prison (GB), sentenced for having a fake passport IRR/BBC/OBS29/03/08 1 N.N. (man) Maghreb body found in a fishing platform in Melilla (E) reportedly after swiming from Beni Enzar (MA) MUGAK/Sur/EF29/03/08 1 N.N. (30, man) Vietnam suicide, jumped from 19th floor of building in Berlin (D) after asylum claim rejected ARI23/03/08 1 Abdi Daud (40, man) Somalia no medical care, he got high dosages of cortisone in detention centre FG II in Zurich (CH) NR19/03/08 1 Ama Sumani (39, woman) Ghana died in Ghana of cancer after being removed from hospital (GB) because visa expired BBC/WIK/Indepen19/03/08 40 N.N. Egypt/Senegal/Nigeria/So at least 40 drowned, overloaded boat sank near Zawias coast (LY) on way to Lampedusa (I) FE/CDS14/03/08 4 N.N. Palestine drowned, shipwreck near Iskenderuns Kale village (TR) due to strong wind, 3 survivors TP/NOB

5/3/08 2 N.N. (men) Sub-Saharan Africa unknown deaths reasons, found 2 bodies on boat carrying 59 travellers in Canary Isl. (E) TySp/NOB/MPG/Jin Mar 08 1 Ahmad Mahmud El Sabah (man) Egypt no medical care, died lacking adequate health treatment in det. boat Rotterdam (NL) Statewatch/IN/IKNin Mar 08 1 Ayse Abdurrahman (woman) Somalia drowned, after boat capsized off Turkish coast near Didim town trying to reach Europe Xi/NOBin Mar 08 5 N.N. Somalia drowned, after boat capsized off Turkish coast near Didim town trying to reach Europe Xi/NOBin Mar 08 1 Youcef (25, man) Algeria drowned, found in harbor of Bethioua (DZ), trying to reach Europe by boat QUOTI/NOBin Mar 08 1 Bilal (22, man) Algeria missing, trying to cross the sea to Spain, came from Bethiouas village (DZ) QUOTI/NOB

in Mar 08 1 Nabil (25, man) Algeria missing, trying to cross the sea to Spain, came from Bethiouas village (DZ) QUOTI/NOBin Mar 08 1 Omar (24, man) Algeria missing, trying to cross the sea to Spain, came from Bethiouas village (DZ) QUOTI/NOBin Mar 08 1 Boubekeur (24, man) Algeria missing, trying to cross the sea to Spain, came from Bethiouas village (DZ) QUOTI/NOBin Mar 08 3 N.N. (25) Algeria missing, disappeared trying to reach Europe crossing Mediterranean sea QUOTI/NOBin Mar 08 3 N.N. (30, men) Algeria missing, left from Mostaganem (DZ) to reach Spain, all from Tiaret city (DZ) FE/QUOTIin Mar 08 1 N.N. (25, man) Algeria drowned, his body found and repatriated from Spain, he was from Rahouia city (DZ) FE/QUOTIin Mar 08 1 N.N. (23, man) Algeria drowned, left from Algeria to reach Spain, he was from Tiaret city (DZ) FE/QUOTI15/02/08 1 John Maina (20, man) Kenya suicide, after failed asylum claim in Meudon, a western suburb of Paris (F) MNS/IRR

6/2/08 1 N.N. (28, man) India stowaway, hanging on underside of touristic bus was crushed from bus weels in Spain AP/MUGAK/SUR5/2/08 1 N.N. (man, 28) India crushed in Ceuta (E) by the wheels of a tour bus under he was hiding to cross Gibraltar MNS/NOB3/2/08 1 Rachid Abdelsalam (man) Algeria no medical care, died in detention of heart failure, treated with wrong medicine (NL) Statewatch/VG/SC2/2/08 1 N.N. (man) Morocco drowned, body found on the coast of Barranco Hondo in Tarifa (E) TySp/NOB

29/01/08 1 N.N. (man) unknown stowaway, decomposing body found in ship served Patras-Igoumenitsa-Venice route KI/NOB29/01/08 1 N.N. (man) Morocco drowned, body found in la Luz Coast (E) after shipwreck off Conil de la Frontera (E) TySp/NOB23/01/08 1 N.N. (30, man) Algeria manner of death unknown, body found on the beach of La Marsa (TR) QUOTI/NOB23/01/08 17 N.N. Maghreb drowned, 2 found, 15 missing, after boat sank one meter off the shore of Conil (E) EP/MUGAK/Diario de

22/01/08 1 N.N. (14, boy) Afghanistan stowaway, crushed to death in Panighina (I), hanging on underside of lorry from Greece romagnaoggi/NOB/22/01/08 8 N.N. unknown drowned, 2 found, 6 missing, vessel carrying 32 migrants capsized off Luzs coast (E) Picum/NOB15/01/08 1 N.N. (woman) unknown drowned, fell into the frozen waters of Evros River (GR) after small boat sank KI/ANA/PICUM/HR12/1/08 3 N.N. Africa starvation, boat with 3 dead bodies arrived in Canary Island (E), carrying 88 migrants EP/MFS/PICUM/NOB10/1/08 1 N.N. (man) Somalia murdered, swam in search of help but captain of the boat threw him overboard (I) LR/NOB4/1/08 2 N.N. (1 man; 1 woman) Maghreb drowned, bodies found floating near the coasts of Barbate (E) Verdad/MUGAK/EP



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1/1/08 9 N.N. (23, 8 men; 1 woman) Maghreb drowned, after boat capsized near the beach of Cadiz (E) EP/MUGAK/APDHA/PI1/1/08 1 N.N. (28, man) Tunisia suicide on detention centre Berlin Grunau (D) after asylum claim was rejected MNS/IN/jW/IRRin Jan 08 8 N.N. (20, men) Morocco drowned, bodies found near Los Barrios (E), relatives identified 3 bodies EP30/12/07 1 Mohamed Mechergui (28, man) Tunisia rejected asylum seeker hanged himself wi th his shoes laces in Berl in Kpenick (D) det. cr. IRR/ARI28/12/07 1 N.N. (man) Georgia drowned, after ship capsized near Evros (GR), 20 survivors, 7 swam to the TR side IntHeraldTribune/NOB26/12/07 2 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa bodies found on board a boat intercepted near E from yachts participating to regatta EP23/12/07 1 N.N. unknown reason of death unknown, a fisherman found a body near Lesvos (GR) TDN/NOB17/12/07 8 N.N. Afghanistan/Iran/Mauritani drowned, overloaded boat sank in the Aegean Sea off Bodrum (TR) on way to Kos (GR) TDN/KI/Ya.D/NO13/12/07 1 N.N. unknown stowaway, reportedly fell from wheel bay of plane found in garden in Val dOise (F) MNS12/12/07 7 N.N. Morocco drowned, 3 found, 4 missing, 19 rescued by a gas carrier 30 ml off Cap Falcon (DZ) NOB/FE/QUOTI11/12/07 1 Kamal X (28, man) Iran died after setting himself on fire in Amberg (D) IRR/ARI9/12/07 1 N.N. unknown body found on board a boat that arrived in EL Hierro (E) EP/NOB9/12/07 50 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa 6 found, 44 missing, shipwreck off Dakhla (MA), on way from Mauritania to Canary Isl. (E) EP/FE/NOB8/12/07 86 N.N. Iraq/Palestine/Somalia 51 found, 35 missing, drowned off Seferihisar (TR) after their overloaded boat sank ICARE/BBC/Guard8/12/07 1 N.N. (25, man) unknown reportedly drowned, found in advanced state of decomposition, wearing life jacket QUOTI8/12/07 1 N.N. (man) unknown found in advanced state of decomposition on board of boat in Dakar on way to E SudQ7/12/07 1 N.N. unknown body found on boat that landed on Crete (GR), the vessel disembarked from Egypt AthensNewsAgency/NO7/12/07 1 N.N. (24, man) unknown suicide, asylum seeker set himself on fire in the Town Hall of Haren (NL) NRC/Nopoliceraid/AD4/12/07 1 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa found on board of vessel that landed on Los Cristianos de Tenerife (E) with 51 survivors MUGAK/EP/NOB4/12/07 2 N.N. unknown body found on vessel that landed on Los Cristianos de Tenerife (E) with 37 survivors MUGAK/EP/ABC/Dia4/12/07 10 N.N. Comoros Islands drowned, 2 found, 8 missing, boat collided with French police ship near Mayotte Isl. (F) Le Monde/NOB3/12/07 10 N.N. Algeria drowned, 9 found, 1missing, boat collided with Dutch cargoship during rescue operation (I) MNS/VK/NOB2/12/07 40 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa died of hunger and thirst, bodies thrown overboard on way from Senegal to Europe MNS/VK/NOB

in Dec 07 50 N.N. Africa drowned, 6 found, 44 missing, boat capsized on way from Mauritania to Canary Isl. (E) DPA/MNS/EP29/11/07 1 N.N. (25, man) unknown reportedly drowned, found in advanced state of decomposition near Marsa sea (M) QUOTI/NOB29/11/07 2 N.N. unknown bodies found by Galican fishing boat which rescued 48 people from a boat near El Hierro (E) NOB/TySp16/11/07 1 N.N. (man) unknown shot to death in the stomach during a police check for illegal migrants in Pyla, Cyprus (CY) TDN/IRR/MNS/NO14/11/07 36 N.N. unknown drowned, 30 missing, 6 found in shore of Sidi Ifni (MA), ship sank on way from MA to E Can7/NOB10/11/07 3 N.N. (2 men, 1 woman) unknown bodies found at Alboran on Andalusian coast (E) ABC/MUGAK/NOB9/11/07 58 N.N. (youths) Gambia drowned, after boat was engulfed with fire on way from Banjul (Gambia) to Spain Afrol/APDA/MUGA9/11/07 5 N.N. unknown died in the hospital of Nuadibu (Mauritania), part of group with 49 thrown overboard ABC8/11/07 1 N.N. unknown shot and killed by border guard trying to cross into northwestern Greece Reu./PICUM7/11/07 52 N.N. Gambia/Mali/Senegal/Gui died of starvation and dehydration, boat motor broke down on way from Senegal to E ELM/DiarioVasco/

in Nov 07 1 N.N. (man) Ivory Coast inanimate body washed ashore near Ghazaouet (DZ) QUOTIin Nov 07 1 Eid Shaaban (37, man) Egypt drowned after shipwreck on way from Egypt to Italy, familiars identified the body LATin Nov 07 57 N.N. (men) Egypt drowned after shipwreck on way from Alexandria (Egypt) to Italy LAT29/10/07 17 N.N. unknown drowned, 9 found, 8 missing after shipwreck near Catania (I) MUGAK/AFVIC28/10/07 7 N.N. (men) Palestine drowned, found off Roccella Jonica coast, Calabria (I) when boat capsized on way from Egypt MNS/PICUM/LESP28/10/07 9 N.N. (1 child) unknown drowned, bodies found off Vendicari, Sicily (I) by coastguards after their boat sank LR/MNS/PICUM/M24/10/07 57 N.N. Mali/Giunea/Africa discovered boat with 7 bodies, 50 still missing, tried to reach Spain from Cape Verde Icare/EFE/EP/EPres18/10/07 10 N.N. Mali suicide, jumped into sea in desperation after vessel drifting, way from Mauritania to E MNS/PICUM/Le Cou17/10/07 1 N.N. (25, man) Maghreb suicide, hanged himself in the garden of detention centre for migrants in Modena (I) INDi/ASGI/GLOPRO16/10/07 49 N.N. unknown manner of death unknown, bodies thrown overboard on the way from Mauritania to Spain ABC15/10/07 1 N.N. (young) Sub-Saharan Africa died of dehydration in hospital in Tenerife (E) after 12 days sailing from Gambia MNS/PICUM/Can15/10/07 1 N.N. (23, man) Nigeria suicide, hanged himself in his cell in Modena (I) detention centre MP/INDi/ASGI/GLOPR10/10/07 1 Shaukat Ali (61, man) Pakistan suicide, after asylum claim rejected, he hanged himself at his flat in Birkby (GB) HEXAM8/10/07 3 N.N (man) unknown drowned,3 missing, coast guard found boat with 117 illegal migrants near Zakynthos Isl. (GR) VK4/10/07 1 Mike Osei (34, man) Ghana fell from the 7th floor running away from Police check in Amsterdam (NL) Karawane

in Oct 07 15 N.N. unknown drowned, shipwreck near Balikesir (TR) crossing the border from TR to GR, 11 survivors Kuna

in Oct 07 3 N.N. Algeria drowned, bodies pulled out of the sea near the Sejname coast (TN) QUOTIin Oct 07 1 N.N. Shri Lanka suicide under a train after asylum claim refused (GB), he lost his job, had a lot of debt TheNews26/09/07 1 Laucling Sonko (29, man) Senegal manslaughter, Spanish Guard brought him back to MA cutting his inflatable mattress Guardian Un./ST/T26/09/07 1 N.N. (25, man) Sub-Saharan Africa died of exhaustion, after being rescued trying to swim from Morocco to Ceuta (E) EPress25/09/07 3 N.N. (20-32) Algeria reportedly drowned, decomposing bodies found by Ghazaouet coast (DZ), likely on way to E NOB/FE24/09/07 2 N.N. (1 man; 1 child) unknown drowned, bodies pulled out of the sea near Samos (GR) after wooden boat capsized KI/NOB24/09/07 2 N.N. unknown drowned, bodies pulled out of the sea near Chios (GR) after boat capsized KI/NOB23/09/07 1 N.N. unknown body found on board a boat that reached Los Cristianos harbour, Canary Islands (E) ElDia/EFE/EP/Can7/EL20/09/07 1 Chulun Liua (51, woman) China left in a coma after throwing herself out of a window to avoid a police raid in Paris (F) MNS/PICUM/IRR19/09/07 1 N.N. (man) Romania suicide, put on fire on Castellon (E) after denial of help for voluntary repatriatiation MNS16/09/07 6 N.N. (men) Algeria drowned, 5 bodies found and 1 missing, after boat sank near Cabo de Gata, Almeria (E) EP/ELM/EFE16/09/07 1 N.N. (man) unknown drowned, body found by Civil Guard off Nijar beach (E), likely from Cabo de Gata shipwreck NOB/TySp14/09/07 1 N.N. unknown drowned, thrown overboard by traffickers near the Pantelleria Isl. (I), sailing from LY LR13/09/07 3 N.N. (6, 10, 13, girls) Chechnia died of exhaustion and exposure at Polish border fleeing from Chechnia conflict MNS/VK13/09/07 8 N.N. Egypt drowned, after ship capsized off the coast of Edko (Egypt), trying to reach Italy IntHeraldTribune

8/9/07 1 N.N. (25-30, man) Sub-Saharan Africa body found in the coast of Motril (E), reportedly came from a boat intercepted days before ABC

7/9/07 10 N.N. West Africa at least 10 people drowned after their boat capsized off the island of Gran Canaria (E) MNS/BBC4/9/07 19 N.N. Comoros Islands 4 drowned, 15 missing, shipwreck near lIle dAnjouan, trying to reach Mayotte Isl. (F) JA1/9/07 4 N.N. unknown 1 drowned, 3missing after boat from Libya sank next to Portopalo (I) LR/CDS/Unita/RAI/ANS

in Sep 07 30 N.N. unknown drowned after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea on their way to Europe HNS30/08/07 25 N.N. (21 men; 4 women) unknown drowned, boat capsized while approaching by a Greek tug boat in Malta waters MP/Reu/Gara.net/LV29/08/07 1 Soran Ali Korshid (35, man) Iraq suicide, overdose of pills, suffered of depression in asylum seekers hostel in Rostock (D) IRR



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9/8/07 2 N.N. (men) Iraq/unknown 1 drowned, 1 missing, boat heading to Lesvos (GR) sank off Ayvalik (TR) MNS/KI7/8/07 1 N.N. Maghreb stowaway, crushed to death under the weels of a lorry leaving the port of Algeciras (E) EP4/8/07 1 N.N. (woman) Shri Lanka drowned, boat carrying other 12 immigrants capsized near Samos Island (GR) NOB/PressTv1/8/07 45 N.N. (4 women, 4 child, 33 men) Sub-Saharan Africa reportedly drowned, boat capsized near Lampedusa (I) on the way from Libya, 1 survivor ANSA/Gazze1/8/07 2 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa shot by Moroccan police while trying to reach Canary Isl. (E), other 37 were detained Afrik

30/07/07 20 N.N. Comoros Islands reportedly drowned, boat sank between island Mayotte (F) and Comoros Islands NOB30/07/07 4 N.N. Comoros Islands died in Mayotte hospital (F) after boat sank between Mayotte (F) and Comoros Islands NOB28/07/07 8 N.N. (1 woman) unknown 1 found, at least 7 missing; 21 migrants found on tuna pen near Libya MNS25/07/07 9 N.N. unknown drowned, at least 9 died after two vessels from Libya sank off the coast of Sicily (I) MNS25/07/07 3 N.N. unknown unknown deaths reason, 3 among 46 persons on board died on the way from LY to I MNS23/07/07 3 N.N. unknown drowned, 2 found, 1 missing near the coasts of Malta DPA23/07/07 29 N.N. Comoros Islands 2 died, 27 missing, boat sank off Mayotte Island (F) in Indian Ocean from Comoros Islands NOB22/07/07 2 N.N. unknown drowned, 80 km from Libyan coast after their boat collided with a fisher boat DPA19/07/07 52 N.N. Ghana/Guinea/Liberia drowned, 150 miles south Tenerife (E) in rough sea while Spanish boat tried to rescue them Guardian Un./BBC18/07/07 16 N.N. unknown drowned, 4 died, 12 missing when boat sank 40 miles south of Lampedusa (I) MNS/Reu/LR17/07/07 1 N.N. (man) Sub-Saharan Africa body found in a boat sailing for 10 days from Mauritania to Tenerife (E) EP/EPress17/07/07 12 N.N. Africa drowned 1 found, 11 missing trying to embark on Italian fishing boat near Libya HNS/Migreurop/MSN14/07/07 3 N.N. (25, men) Iraq stowaways froze to death, found near Mestre (Italy) hidden in truck going to Germany LR/Unita/CDS/Tgcom

8/7/07 1 N.N. unknown drowned, body found from the Armed Forces of Malta in Maltese waters MNS7/7/07 1 N.N. unknown drowned, body found in advanced state of decomposition near Marsascala (M) MNS7/7/07 1 Luwan (19, woman) Eritrea car accident fleeing from the police, trying to cross the border from (F) to (GB) Salam5/7/07 20 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa drowned, motor of the boat broke and sank off Ben Guerdne (LY) on way to Lampedusa (I) NOB/REU4/7/07 2 N.N. (men) Sub-Saharan Africa bodies found on a boat that reached Cristianos harbour, Canary Islands (E) EP/EFE2/7/07 4 N.N. unknown reportedly drowned, missing after boat sank near the coast of Azwen (DZ), 5 survived QUOTI

in Jul 07 12 N.N. (11 adults; 1 child) unknown drowned, 1 found 11 missing, dinghy collided with fishing boatway from LY to I LRin Jul 07 2 N.N. North Africa drowned, dinghy collided with Italian fishing boat 80 miles from LY on way to I LR30/06/07 11 N.N. Africa drowned in waters between Libya and Malta after the boat sank taz/MNS29/06/07 1 Vera Filantova (47, woman) Kirgistan suicide, after asylum claim rejected, left alone to face her desperate l ife without status SVZV28/06/07 3 N.N. (1 man; 1 woman; 1 child) unknown died of starvation and dehydration, bodies thrown overboard on the way to Italy LR27/06/07 1 Mustafa Alcali (30, man) Turkey hanged himself in deportation custody in Frankfurt (D) after knowing he should be deported FL/jW/IRR27/06/07 1 N.N. (man) Africa found death in a boat at 400 m. from Gran Canaria (E) with other 62 survivors ELM/EFE22/06/07 20 N.N. unknown reportedly drowned, missing after boat capsized near Lampedusa (I) LR20/06/07 22 N.N. unknown reportedly drowned, vessel capsized 100 km south the Island of Malta MNS18/06/07 8 N.N. Africa at least 8 migrants drowned after vessel capsized near the coast of southern Sicily (I) MNS

16/06/07 14 N.N. unknown drowned in Sicily Channel waters (I), 11 bodies found, 3 still missing LR/MNS16/06/07 1 N.N. unknown died in the course of rescue operation, survivors saved from fishing vessel near Libya MNS14/06/07 1 N.N. (man) unknown stowaway, asphyxiated on board a Formula1 powerboat from GR to Devon (GB) BBC13/06/07 1 N.N. (man) unknown stowaway, manner of death unclear, found in truck on way from I to F with 3 migrants Nouvel Obs11/6/07 1 Moulay Mohammed (27, man) Morocco suicide, hanged himself in Remand Centre in Bordeaux (F), was under expulsion order MNS/METROF/I9/6/07 1 N.N. (fetus) Africa pregnant woman suffered abortion on a boat traveling to Spain, fetus left in the sea ELM/EP/FE/adn9/6/07 2 N.N. ( 21, men) Africa drowned trying to reach Greece from Turkey, bodies foud next to Samos (GR) KI/FE/MNS9/6/07 1 Osamyia Aikpitanhi (23, man) Nigeria suffocated by gag pol icemen put in his mouth during deportation from Spain to Nigeria EP/ELM/APDH7/6/07 1 Sherry Alex (24, woman) Angola died of malaria after being deported from Germany to Luanda (Angola) IRR5/6/07 2 N.N. (men) Gambia bodies found among passengers on a boat near to Mogan harbour in Canary Island (E) FE/MUGAK/Diario de5/6/07 28 N.N. Algeria drowned, 8 found, 20 missing between Tunisa and Algeria trying to reach Sardinia (I) Reu./FE/Diario de No1/6/07 21 N.N. Africa drowned between Malta and Libya, bodies picked up by a French ship FE/TI/Malta Independent/1/6/07 1 N.N. (man) unknown body found from Coast Guard in advanced state of decomposition near Lampedusa (I) LR

29/05/07 1 N.N. Algeria died of hypothermia in hospital (TN), found in a boat drifting 15 miles off Tunisian Coast NOB22/05/07 1 N.N. unknown reportedly missing after a boat sank next to Malta coast ANSA/LS22/05/07 3 N.N. Senegal died bodies found aboard a boat adrift off Lompoul (Senegal) in direction to Spain FE/TySp/Aps

21/05/07 57 N.N.(28 men;23 women;6 chi ld.) Eritrea drowned between M and LY, Mal ta authori ties a lerted by a plane sent aid too late FE/LR/BBC/EB/R19/05/07 1 Conrad Dixon (40, man) Jamaica suicide, failed asylum seeker set himself on fire in James Brindley Close (GB) Se18/05/07 28 N.N. (3 children) unknown 28 people are missing after their boat sank next to Malta coast sailing from LY to I Reu./FE/TimesM/A12/5/07 2 N.N. (man) Eritrea bodies thrown at sea, dead during the route from Tripoli (LY) to Lampedusa (I) FE/Tgcom/LS7/5/07 1 N.N. (man) Algeria died in hospital in E after being rescued in the sea next to Gibraltar by a British ship IRR/TheHerald/SC7/5/07 1 N.N. (man) Morocco died of starvation, found on a dinghy next to Palermo coast (I) ANSA/LR/Unita/MP/Alic



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30/04/07 1 N.N. (man) Sub-Saharan Africa died of hypothermia and dehydratation after journey from Africa to Gran Canaria (E) ELM/EP28/04/07 3 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa found dead on board a boat that sailed from Mauritania to Gran Canaria (E) EP/FE/CadSER27/04/07 3 N.N. (15, girl; 1, child; man) Kurdistan 1 drowned, 2 missing after smugglers throw them in sea next to Leros (GR) KI/FE25/04/07 1 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa found dead on a boat that reached Tenerife ELM/EP/EXP25/04/07 1 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa died in Archiles beach in Tenerife (E) after the travel from sub-saharan Africa ELM/EP/EXP23/04/07 12 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa reportedly 11 bodies thrown at sea, 1 found on boat rescued next to Mauritanian coast EXP/EP/jW23/04/07 1 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa died after rescue operations in Mauritanian sea on board a boat from Africa to Spain EP/EXP/jW/ELM23/04/07 132 N.N. (men) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, they were all from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesDe23/04/07 1 Abdoulaye Ba (man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesDe23/04/07 1 Ibrahima Mballo (man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts,he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesD23/04/07 1 Ousmane Balde (man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesDe23/04/07 1 Oumarou Balde (man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesDe23/04/07 1 Hamidou Diallo (35, man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesD23/04/07 1 Hamady Sow (man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesDe23/04/07 1 Aliou Balde (man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesDe23/04/07 1 Bouba Kande (man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesDe23/04/07 1 Oumar Diabouyel Balde (17,man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisib les23/04/07 1 Saliou Seydi (man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesDe23/04/07 1 Amadou Kande (19, man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesD23/04/07 1 Moustapha Diallo (24, man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesD23/04/07 1 Ibrahima Diallo (22, man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesD23/04/07 1 Mokhtar Diallo (25, man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesD23/04/07 1 Alassane Diallo (20, man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesD23/04/07 1 Moustapha Balde (man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesDe23/04/07 1 Djembarou Mane (man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesD23/04/07 1 Arfang Balde (26, man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesD23/04/07 1 Mamadou Balde (29, man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesD23/04/07 1 Nourou Balde (20, man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesD23/04/07 1 Ousmane Balde (24, man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesD23/04/07 1 Issaga Dieng (man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesDeK23/04/07 1 Mahamadou Konte (man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesD23/04/07 1 Sekou Omar Balde (man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was f rom the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesD23/04/07 1 Tidiane Balde (man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was f rom the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesDe23/04/07 1 Yussuf Diao (man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesDe23/04/07 1 Lamine Balde (man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesDe23/04/07 1 Saliou Mballo (man) Senegal drowned, shipwreck off Morocco coasts, he was from the Kolda area (Senegal) book:LosInvisiblesDe22/04/07 3 N.N. unknown 2 found, 1 missing; boat capsized during rescue operation of Armed Forces of Malta MNS21/04/07 2 N.N. Algeria drowned before their boat was rescued off Annaba (Algeria) on the way to Sardinia (I) FE/LaN/ElW16/04/07 1 N.N. (2 months, baby girl) China died of sudden infant death syndrome during an inmigration swoop in Aubervilliers, Paris (F) IRR/REF/Libra11/4/07 1 N.N. (34, man) unknown killed himself in a refugee camp in Lotte, North Rhine-Westphalia (D) IRR3/4/07 2 N.N. (men) Liberia one missing, one death by hypothermia in hospital after found in boat near to Malaga (E) EP

in Apr 07 13 N.N. (22, men) Morocco drowned after their dinghy sank off Nador (MA), sailing towards Spain FE/Bladiin Apr 07 3 N.N. (men) Sub-Saharan Africa died on board of a small vessel during the crossing to Canary Islands (E) Bladi27/03/07 7 N.N. (men) unknown frozen to death after sneaking across Turkish-Iranian border trying to reach Europe TDN/FE/TodZam18/03/07 1 Uddhav Bhandari (40, man) Nepal suicide, put himself alight in fear of deportation from Glasgow (GB) BBC/icS/EveningTim17/03/07 11 N.N. unknown 7 people washed ashore, 4 missing, bodies found in Samos (GR) they left from Turkey FE/KI/DPA17/03/07 1 Marin Mogos (57, man) Romania (Stateless) suicide, hanged in Bucarest airport (RO) after his deportation from Germany WSWS/DPA/IRR

8/3/07 3 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa found on boat near Tenerife (E) on way from Mauritania EP/FE/Reu/EITB24in Mar 07 1 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa died on a boat trying to reach Tenerife (E) from Mauritania, body thrown overboard FE/EP

21/02/07 19 N.N. unknown reportedly missing, thrown over dinghy from LY to Sicily (I), death cause unclear NYtimes/QNE/deleteT16/02/07 24 N.N. (1 woman) Somalia drowned, 4 found, 20 missing, boat sank near Samos Islands (GR), way from TR to GR Khaleej/PR/IntHeral

2/2/07 17 N.N. unknown drowned, 7 found, 10 missing after boat from Turkey sank off the island Samos (GR) KI/AthensNewsAgencin Feb 07 1 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa found aboard a vessel drifting off the coast of Western Sahara on way to Canay Isl. (E) News24/NOB30/01/07 1 N.N. (31, man) Nigeria suicide, found hanged in his cell in Berne prison of Witzwil (CH) in fear of deportation Vivre/Polbe22/01/07 2 N.N. unknown stowaways, found hidden under a coffin been trasported from in Kypoi (GR) MNS/TP22/01/07 1 N.N. (teenage boy) South Africa stowaway, body found in planes wheel bay in Los Angeles (US), trying to reach London (UK) NOB17/01/07 7 N.N. (6 men, 1 woman) unknown drowned, 2 found, 5 missing boat from Turkey sank off the Samos island (GR) KI/NOB15/01/07 1 N.N. (25, man) Gambia/Senegal stowaway, frozen in undercarriage of airplane from Gambia to Bruxelles (B) AngolaPress/MNS/P

7/1/07 1 fetus (5 months) Congo mother physically weakened, arrested to prevent migration, abandoned on MA border Statewatch/FE1/1/07 3 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa starvation, 2 thrown overboard, 1 body found on a boat docked on Canary Isl. (E) FE/ELM/MNS

in 2007 50 N.N. (men, women, children) unknown died, smugglers forced them overboard to easily escape from Samos Coast Guard (GR) GHM31/12/06 33 N.N. (4 women) Algeria drowned, shipwreck near Algeria trying to reach Sardinia (I) LaN/FE30/12/06 20 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa drowned, 9 found, 11 missing, 2 boats sank 60 km Sud of Laayoune (MA) way to Spain APDHA/ABC23/12/06 1 N.N. (young) Sub-Saharan Africa stabbed by MA police in Rabat, deportation operation to prevent migration to Europe APDHA/ICARE20/12/06 24 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa died of starvation, bodies thrown overboard boat wrecked in Yoff(Mauritania) way to E Reu./WSWS

16/12/06 126 N.N. West Africa reportedly drowned, missing, boat capsized on way form Djiffer (Senegal) to Spain TimesM/IntHeraldTri14/12/06 5 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa died trying to reach Canary Islands (E), boat found near Anfrift (MA) APDHA13/12/06 1 N.N. unknown drowned, boat with 29 survivors wrecked near Dakar (Senegal) way to Canary Isl. (E) TimesM/IntHeraldTrib13/12/06 3 N.N. unknown died in hospital, boat wrecked near Dakar (Senegal) on way to Canary Islands (E) TmesM/IntHeraldTribu11/12/06 51 N.N. Egypt, Syria, Palestine drowned after boat capsized near Seferihisar (TR) trying to reach GR coast TDN/TP/Ya.D10/12/06 1 N.N. Asia drowned, after shipwreck near Restinga Smir (MA) trying to reach Ceuta (E/MA) APDHA



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9/12/06 1 N.N. (40, man) Bulgaria suicide on Detention Centre in Lamezia (I) waiting for deportation LR/PR6/12/06 1 N.N. unknown died of dehydration and hypothermia, found in boat landed in Arguineguin (E) NOB/Gaymengc/FE/E6/12/06 1 N.N. unknown died of dehydration and hypothermia in hospital after boat landed in Arguineguin (E) FE/ELM/MNS/APDH4/12/06 3 N.N. Afghanistan/Mauritania drowned, missing, after boat carrying 29 sank off Turkeys West coast, way to Greece TDN/FE/PR3/12/06 1 N.N. unknown shot by Moroccan border guard trying to cross the border fence in Melilla (E/MA) eltelegramma/APDHA2/12/06 1 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa died of dehydration and hypothermia in hospital after boat landed in Tenerife (E) APDHA2/12/06 102 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa drowned, shipwreck near Dakar sea due to stormy waters, they left from Senegal PR1/12/06 1 Kazim Kustul Turkey suicide, hanged himself in Detention Centre in Marseille (F) waiting for deportation INDm/Vatan/PR/MN

in Dec 06 50 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa died of starvation thrown overboard boat landed on Yoff (Senegal) trying to reach E MNS/APDHAin Dec 06 2 N.N. (men) Bosnia stowaway, found in a truck in Ancona (I), suffocated by the gas-water in the truck FE/LR30/11/06 1 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa found on boat with 15 survivors rescued by ARC sailing ship, way from Africa to Spain YatchingWorld/FE26/11/06 13 N.N. (11, children) Sub-Saharan Africa drowned, found after boat capsized near Laayoune (MA) on the way to Spain AFVIC/MP/Reu/EL26/11/06 23 N.N. (adults) Sub-Saharan Africa drowned, 3 found, 20 missing, boat capsized near Laayoune (MA) on way to Spain AFVIC/MP/Reu/EL26/11/06 1 Naji Dohatem (30, man) Sub-Saharan Africa drowned, young activist for human rights, boat sank near Laayoune (MA) on way to E MP/ELM21/11/06 1 Kone Watara (26, man) Sub-Saharan Africa died in Ceuta (E/MA) hospital, accepted for 2 weeks after boat on way from MA sank APDHA19/11/06 3 N.N. Somalia/Palestine drowned, 1 found, 2 missing, boat capsized off Izmirs (TR) coast on way to Greek IntHerald/KI/FE/NOB

in Nov 06 18 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa bodies thrown overborad, boat rescued by ARC sailing ship, way from Africa to Spain MNS/APDHA/Yatc27/10/06 6 N.N. Algeria drowned sailing to Spain from Wahran (Algeria) NOB/KUNA/FE/APDHA27/10/06 1 Artur Aivazov (40,man) Azerbaijan suicide, after waiting for asylum claim for 8 years in NL, having psychological trauma Voorvlucht/Oz24/10/06 4 N.N. (3 men;1 pregnant woman) Maghreb drowned, 3 found, 1 missing shipwreck 8 mi les from Malta on way from Libya to Italy MP/MM/FE/Un12/10/06 1 Berrais Fethi (30, man) Tunesia body found in advanced state of decomposition near the coast of Foukat (DZ) QUOTI12/10/06 10 N.N. (men) Tunesia reportedly drowned, 9 missing 1 found advanced state decomposition near Fouka (DZ) QUOTI10/10/06 40 N.N. Afghanistan reportedly drowned, missing after boat sank near Kithira Island (GR) KI/MP/PICUM/ABC/FE9/10/06 1 N.N. (20, man) Iraq stowaway, asylum seeker fell from a lorry in carriageway near Folkestone, Kent (GB) Mirror/BBC5/10/06 24 N.N. Maghreb drowned after their rubber boat broke up trying to reach Canary Islands (E) APDHA/BBC/Guardian

in Oct 06 2 N.N. Sudan died on way to hospital after their boat capsized near Malta MNSin Oct 06 3 N.N. unknown reportedly drowned, found in advanced state of decomposition near Malta MNS/FE26/09/06 9 N.N. Middle East/North Africa drowned, 6 found, 3 missing, reportedly thrown into Turkish sea by Greek coastguard SC/TP/FE/TDN/M23/09/06 2 N.N. (woman; child) unknown drowned, shipwreck caused by overcrouding 40 miles off Lampedusa (I) LR/FE/IntHeraldTrib23/09/06 25 N.N. unknown drowned, after their boat sank near Kenitra (MA) on way to Spain APDHA21/09/06 2 N.N. Morocco 1 found, 1 missing, body floating near Tarifa (E), set off with jet ski from Morocco NOB/APDHA17/09/06 1 N.N. (man) Sub-Saharan Africa died of lack of medical care in police custody after his boat landed in Los Cristianos (E) ELM/FE/NOB/EIT17/09/06 13 N.N. unknown drowned, 1 found, 12 missing after shipwreck 115 miles South West Malta way Italy FE/LR/MM/NOB/Uni16/09/06 1 N.N. (man) Sub-Saharan Africa body found in a boat with 56 survivors landed on Los Cristianos, Canary Islands (E) ELM/FE/NOB/EIT12/9/06 250 N.N. unknown missing, boat at the mercy of the waves sent SOS signal near Lampedusa (I) ANSA/Unipa10/9/06 2 N.N. Kurdistan died in minefield after entered in Vyssas area, in Evros (Greek/Turkish border) KI/FE/MNS/FR-BB9/9/06 17 N.N. (9 m; 5 w; 3 ch) Somalia died of starvation, thrown overboard drifting ship on way from Libya to Italy FE/agrigentoweb7/9/06 1 Eugene Ejike Obiora (48, man) Nigeria asylum seeker strangled from policeman in social welfare office in Trondheim (N) MNS/NR5/9/06 2 N.N. unknown drowned, bodies found on the beach of Torretta Granitola near Mazara del Vallo (I) LR/FE3/9/06 1 N.N. (19, man) Algeria stowaway, fell in a field in Vivantes (F) from the wheelbay of a plane from North Africa MNS3/9/06 1 Janvier Makiadi ( 44, man) Congo suicide, hanged under bridge, asylum claim refused (GB); known also as Paul Kiese RochdaleObs3/9/06 1 N.N. Maghreb found near Los Ancones (E), body thrown overboard by boat landed in Lanzarote (E) APDHA2/9/06 8 N.N. Eritrea/Somalia died of hunger and thirst, bodies thrown overboard during journey to reach Italy LR/FE/MNS/PICUM/1/9/06 1 N.N. (30, man) Pakistan drowned, boat hit rocks near Hania (GR) on the way from Egypt to Italy KI/FE/NOB1/9/06 3 N.N. (2 adul ts; 1 minor) Sub-Saharan Africa died after been rescued off El Hierro, Canary Islands (E) after thei r boat sank ELM/FE/MNS/NO1/9/06 7 N.N. unknown reportedly drowned, missing afer boat sank near the coasts of Crete Island (GR) FE/FR-BB

30/08/06 10 N.N. unknown died in boat with 13 survivors, bodies thrown overboard during journey to reach Italy LR/FE29/08/06 132 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa drowned, 84 found, 48 missing, sh ipwreck near Mauritanian coast of Nouakchott EP/FE/NOB/News2428/08/06 1 N.N. (man) Mali died of dehydration after been abandoned in Sahara desert by Moroccan authorities MNS/Reu/FE/BBC/NO

27/08/06 20 N.N. Africa 15 found, 5 missing on Mauritanian coast, thrown overboard after died of dehydration MNS/FE/EP/BBC/EL27/08/06 1 N.N. (man) Mali died of dehydration, found on boat sailing from Mauritania to Canary Islands (E) APDHA26/08/06 1 N.N. (woman) unknown body found on a vessel intercepted near the coasts of Malta MNS/Unipa26/08/06 8 N.N. unknown bodies found on ship on way from Senegal to Canary Islands (E) APDHA25/08/06 1 N.N. (30, man) Eritrea died of starvation during crossing, found in boat landed at Portopalo di Capopassero (I) ANSA/FE/LR20/08/06 28 N.N. (26 men; 5women; 1child) unknown drowned, 6 found, 22 missing; dinghy capsized near the coasts of Lampedusa (I) CDS/IM/MET/LR20/08/06 1 N.N. (man) unknown reportedly devoured by a shark after dinghy capsized near Lampedusa (I) IM/LR20/08/06 1 N.N. (man) unknown died after falling into the sea attempting to cross the Sicilian Channel Statewatch/FE/Unipa19/08/06 50 N.N. (4 women; 10 children) Africa drowned, 12 found, 38 missing, boat collided with Navy ship near Lampedusa (I) ANSA/CDS/BBC19/08/06 30 N.N. unknown drowned, bodies missing, boat sank off the coast of Lampedusa Island (I) PICUM/AFVIC17/08/06 3 N.N. unknown found on a boat with 81 survivors rescued off Canary Islands (E) Statewatch/FE/NOB/APDH14/08/06 28 N.N. Africa died of hunger and thirst on way from Senegal to Canary Islands (E) NOB/APDHA/jW14/08/06 1 N.N. Africa died of starvation in Mauritania hospital after rescue operation on boat on way to Spain NOB/APDHA12/8/06 28 N.N. Africa died of starvation in boat instructed to change route by Spanish coastguard Statewatch/ELM/FE12/8/06 5 N.N. Maghreb died of starvation: 4 thrown overboard boat on way from MA to E; 1 died in hospital MA APDHA11/8/06 15 N.N. Senegal died of injures bodies thrown overboard, gas bottle explosion on ship from Dakar (SN) MNS/Statewatch/FE/E

11/8/06 3 N.N. Senegal died of injures after gas bottle explosion, found on a ship from Dakar (SN) MNS/Statewatch/FE/ELM6/8/06 1 N.N. Morocco died in detention centre in Bologna (I) sparking a revolt Statewatch6/8/06 1 N.N. (24, man) Africa reportedly drowned, missing, fell from boat during rempatriation leaving NL to Africa VK6/8/06 1 Mohamed Aloui (33, man) Tunesia found in Bologna det. cr. (I), overdose by antiepileptic medicine, he wasnt epileptic MP/ADUC/SAP/A5/8/06 1 N.N. (man) North Africa found by Local Police officer on beach of the Caleta del Mero (E) TS/APDHA4/8/06 2 N.N. (man) unknown 1 thrown overboard, 1 found on boat with 66 survivors intercepted off Tenerife (E) TS/ELM/FE/Statewa



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2/8/06 5 N.N. China died in car accident trying to escape police in Germany after being smuggled from Cz Berliner Ztg/MOZ/Tagein Aug 06 1 Karol (18 months, child) Sierra Leone died of starvation crossing from Libya to Lampedusa (I) , parents throw her overboard ANSA/LRin Aug 06 2 N.N. (6 child; 8 child) unknown reportedly died of starvation on the way to Lampedusa (I), bodies thrown overboard ANSA/LR

1/8/06 28 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa drowned, bodies washed up near Blibilat coasts (MA), trying to reach Canary Isl. (E) ELM/FE/BBC/TS/Sin Aug 06 4 N.N. Senegal died in Mauritania Hospital after gas bottle explosion in ship from Dakar (SN) MNS/Statewatch/FE/ELin Aug 06 1 Zamira Sadigova (51, woman) Azerbaijan suicide, jumped from her 11th floor flat in Knightswood (GB), in fear of deportation TheHerald

1/8/06 1 Van N. (29, man) Vietnam car accident in Dannenreich (D) fleeing from a police chase during an identity control BF/VK/IN1/8/06 1 Duc N. (24, man) Vietnam car accident in Dannenreich (D) fleeing from a police chase during an identity control BF/VK/IN1/8/06 1 Thi N. (23, woman) Vietnam car accident in Dannenreich (D) fleeing from a police chase during an identity control BF/VK/IN

in Aug 06 1 Modjtaba Farahian (28, man) Afghanistan suicide, in his house in Vlissingen (NL) in fear of deportation Oz30/07/06 2 N.N. unknown reportedly died of sunstroke, bodies found on boat arrived in Los Cristianos (E) NOB/TS30/07/06 1 N.N. (man) unknown died of starvation after been hospitalized in Palermo (I) after shipwreck in Lampedusa IPL/LR/FE/Statewatc29/07/06 13 N.N. unknown reportedly died of starvation on a boat with 14 survivors drifting off Lampedusa (I) BBC/IPL/FE/LR/Stat29/07/06 17 N.N. (5 men; 5 women; 7 ch.) unknown drowned after shipwreck near the coasts of Malta, Italian vassel rescued 12 survivors MNS/LR/FE/IPL/28/07/06 2 N.N. (men) Sub-Saharan Africa drowned during rescue opera tion, boat was intercepted near Teneri fe (E) MNS/ELM/FE/Statew28/07/06 2 N.N. (1 men; 1 young) Sub-Saharan Africa died on rescue ship, boat was intercepted near Tenerife (E) MNS/ELM/FE/Pravda/28/07/06 34 N.N. unknown drowned:12 found, 22 missing shipwreck on Senegalesian waters on way to Spain APDHA27/07/06 1 N.N. unknown died of starvation, found on boat arrived in Canary Isl. (E) carrying 111 survivors Statewatch/APDHA26/07/06 17 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa reportedly drowned, all bodies missing, boat from Libya to Italy sank off Mahdia (TN) Statewatch/ELM/F26/07/06 1 Sadedim (boy) Macedonia died without medical care in asylum centre Sweikhuizen, Geeuwenburg (NL) VK25/07/06 2 N.N. Asia died after explosion in minefield in Evros (GR) trying to cross Turkish-Greek border PICUM/KI/MNS/NOB24/07/06 2 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa found dead of hypothermia in boat with 48 survivors arrived Islands Gran Canaria (E) MNS/ELM/FE/State24/07/06 3 N.N. (men; 24, woman) unknown reportedly drowned, bodies found by coast guards on a beach in Gela (I) Statewatch/FE/CDS/IP23/07/06 4 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa died of starvation, thrown overboard boat with 48 survivors arrived Gran Canaria (E) APDHA23/07/06 4 N.N. Sub-Saharan Africa suicide: abandoned boat during their way to arrive

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